Security jacket



M. GODBOUT SECURITY JACKET Jan. 2, 1951 Filed April 3o, 1949 lwvevf' ASA@MLM WLG Patented Jan. 2, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SECURITYJACKET Marthe Godbout, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Application April 30,1949, Serial No. 90,621 In Canada April 28, 1949 The present inventionconcerns a new and useful improvement for a security jacket, which hasbeen devised for use of bed patients or children, with restraining bandsto prevent falling out of bed. It is a well known fact that 'childrenand adult patients in hospitals frequently fall from their beds andreceive severe injuries. With the present invention these accidents canbe avoided and the patient or the child can be comfortably retained inbed.

In hospitals, pneumonia and severe coughs are often contracted when bedpatients are not securely confined.

Following are the designs which illustrate this invention:

Figure 1 is a front view of the two spaced bands arranged in parallelform and tied together by a vertical band;

Figure 2 is a front view elevation of a torsoreceiving garment orjacket, adapted to extend from neck to waist and which can be worn by aninvalid or a child;

Figure 3 shows the bands in the parallel form and tied together by avertical band attached to the back of the garment illustrated in Figure2.

In the drawings, the same reference numbers designate the same' units.

In these drawings, i represents two bands which are used and placedparallel, and the web H unites them and may be attached to them in asuitable manner. At the extremities of bands l0 are tying loops l2 whichmay be attached to the bed by means of ribbons, tapes, or other devices.As regards Figure 3, it may be seen that jacket A may be joined to webIl by means of sewing. When this garment is worn by an invalid, bands I0are spread at on the bed and the loops I2 attached to the bed bybuttons, tapes, or other ties. The jacket A may be secured on thepatient or child in any suitable manner. It is clear that the invalid orchild wearing the garment may be zconned to bed without fear of fallingout, as all undue movements of the invalid or child are restrained.Normal movements are not prevented and the garment can be worn withcomfort and even satisfaction, while assuring a perfect warranty againstall. accidents.

I claim an exclusive right of property and privilege for the followinginvention:

The combination of a torso-receiving garment adapted to extend from neckto waistIl and a restraining device, said device comprising a pair ofspaced parallel bands secured to the back of the garment and extendingtransversely thereof and beyond said garment, the bands being spaced atsubstantially equal distances from the neck and the waist of thegarment, an auxiliary web joining both bands at their centers, and meansat both ends of both straps for attaching the ends of the bands to asupport.

MARTHE GODBOUT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,048,033 Brown Dec. 24, 19121,923,809 Bates Aug. 22, 1933 2,060,092 Lucas Nov. 10, 1936 2,439,658Holloway Apr. 13, 1948

